to cook (small pieces of meat, vegetables, etc) rapidly by stirring them in a wok or frying pan over a high heat: used esp for Chinese food
nounWord forms: plural-fries
2.
a dish cooked in this way
stir-fried in American English
(ˈstɜːrˌfraid)
adjective
(of food)
prepared by cooking quickly in a small amount of oil over high heat
stir-fried shrimp and snow peas
Word origin
[1955–60]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: geodesic dome, opioid, rite of passage, rollout, software
Examples of 'stir-fried' in a sentence
stir-fried
Serve with rice and stir-fried vegetables.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Fish may be steamed, meat braised, vegetables stir-fried.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
A stir-fried vegetable dish with garlic in 1975.
The Sun (2013)
Serve with roast potatoes, rice or stir-fried vegetables.
The Sun (2013)
Serve with plain rice or stir-fried vegetables.
The Sun (2013)
Instead, eat it steamed, stir-fried or microwaved.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Try cumin and garlic stir-fried spinach or chard instead.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Heat through and serve over a bed of lightly stir-fried bean sprouts.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Add it to stir-fried rice to give it that extra kick.
Houston Chronicle (2000)
These stir-fried mealworms - which you can get from the pound shop - were easy.